Scientists have finished the first nationwide 3D map of underground electrical properties, revealing how geology could amplify geomagnetic storm impacts on the US power grid. The milestone coincides ...

A winter wallop that delivered a blast of Arctic air to two-thirds of the United States last weekend brought with it power failures, partially due to snow, ice and falling trees or branches damaging ...

A deadly and historic winter storm that has impacted a 2,300-mile swath of the country with snow, ice and power outages has prompted moves to ramp up power production from coal, while putting it and ...

A solar storm like the one that caused a nine-hour blackout across Quebec in 1989 could have even more dramatic effects if it ...

On the Monday, March 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Aging infrastructure, rising demand and extreme weather are testing the U.S. power grid in new ways. How can we ensure its reliability?

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator, said on Wednesday it ...

New England leans heavily on oil-fired power plants PJM generation outages surge Spot electricity prices rise to several hundred dollars per MWH BOSTON/HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Power plant outages ...